You can be creative and flexible in defining your goal(s) and how to get there

You use your followers’ diverse strengths

You admit that you’re wrong when you are (as I always say, “I’m perfectly happy to admit that I’m wrong–after it’s been proven to me.”)

You have self-confidence

You can be humble

You shine the spotlight on your followers

You take responsibility when things go wrong

You are primarily collaborative, but can be authoritative when the situation demands it

You evolve

There are undoubtedly many other characteristics of a leader, but these are the ones to which I aspire. These, however, are the traits that come more naturally to me or that align with my personal values. Others define leadership according to their personalities and values, and may have a vastly different idea of what leadership means.ILTA’s “Profiles in Leadership” fascinates me, as many of the people profiled are role models to me in my legal technology career. As I read them each week, my definition of leadership might change, thus fulfilling my last trait of leadership above–I will evolve.